Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we take a break from the lead-up to Onslaught; Hannah Conover is the queen of dangling plot threads (and also of the Brood); Wolverine is the strangest angel; William Conover is the chillest minister in the Marvel Universe; and Excalibur writer Tini Howard gives us the inside scoop on Gambit’s trench coat. X-PLAINED: Mutant Brood The Brood vs. Brood X cicadas X-Men vs. Brood: Day of Wrath #1-2 Theological origins of John Ostrander Hair An unspoken motif in pin-up art Reverend William Conover (more)(again) Hannah Conover (more)(again) The Brood (more)(again) The Brood Empress The Firstborn Atypical Queen-Broodling power dynamics Brood of the future A strange angel What Gambit’s trench coat is made of NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk NEXT EPISODE: The end of the Externals! Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!